Ajey Lele

The broader goal of the Artemis programme is to establish human settlements on the lunar surface while laying the foundation for future deep-space exploration.

• Ajey Lele |
• April 02, 2026 |
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Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘NavIC: India’s “jinxed” navigational program, or a cornerstone of India’s misplaced space priorities?’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 23 March 2026.

The NavIC story should be an eye opener to India’s policy planners, demonstrating the requirement for India to have a sharper policy focus on strengthening strategic necessities first, writes Gp Capt (Dr) Lele.

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Anthropic and AI’s Oppenheimer Moment: How Israel-US Are Blurring Ethical Lines in Iran War’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 06 March 2026. While Anthropic is willing to prioritise ethical considerations over immediate profits, insisting on responsible and lawful use of its AI tools, companies like OpenAI are ready to fulfil the US military demands, writes Gp Capt Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s commentary ‘Iran War and the Silence of the Lambs!’ has been published in Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC) on 06 March 2026. Amidst the escalating tension concerning Iran, two of the world’s most influential nations are observing from the sidelines: Russia and China, frequently identified as Tehran’s strategic allies. It is known that there have been no binding defense commitments in this regard; however, as major powers positioning themselves as challengers to US dominance, more was expected from them, says Gp Capt Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘AI Impact Summit 2026: India's Gains on Stage and the Questions Offstage’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 23 February 2026. Via the AI Impact Summit Declaration, India was successful in putting across the views of Global South during this summit in front of the developed world and major AI tech giants who are mainly controlling the AI business, writes Gp Capt Lele. Read Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Invoking Sutras and Chakras’ has been published in Raksha Anirveda on 16 February 2026. The fourth Global AI Impact Summit is of critical importance for India, as it provides an opportunity to position itself as a leader from the Global South in the global AI governance landscape. Grounding its agenda within a framework that invokes Sutras and Chakras, the AI Impact Summit signals an intent to move the global AI debate from technological abstraction toward a language of coherence, alignment, and transformation, says Gp Cap Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘4th Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit: Shaping global governance for greater good’ has been published in Taazakhabar News on 15 February 2026. AI governance is complex, and technological change is unpredictable. Progress on norms will likely be slow, voluntary, and based on evolving consensus rather than binding rules. Recognising these limits is essential to keep efforts credible, flexible, and inclusive, writes Gp Capt Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘Space-based Data Centres: The Next Frontier of AI Infrastructure’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 10 February 2026. Several major tech companies, private space firms and national agencies are racing to develop AI data centres in orbit to overcome the earth’s growing constraints around energy, cooling and land, writes Gp Capt Lele. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

India, as part of the US-led Pax Silica, will become a reliable player in the global critical-materials ecosystem.

• Ajey Lele |
• February 06, 2026 |
• IDSA Comments

With New START’s expiration in February 2026, the US and Russia will have no legally binding constraints on their nuclear arsenals.

• Ajey Lele |
• January 22, 2026 |
• IDSA Comments